Socket with integrated insulation displacement connection terminals

Abstract

A socket with integrated insulation displacement connection terminals is provided, which includes a base, a terminal pusher, a first pressing element, and a second pressing element. The base has two rows of insulation displacement connection terminals engaged in one side thereof. The terminal pusher has two rows of receiving holes corresponding to each of the IDC terminals, for a plurality of wires bridging across one of holes respectively. The first pressing element is pivoted to the base to be rotated to press the terminal pusher through first pressing portions, such that each IDC terminal is inserted into each receiving hole and each wire is introduced in a corresponding IDC terminal. The second pressing element is pivoted to the base to be rotated to press against the first pressing element through second pressing portions, so as to fix the terminal pusher to the base.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 096204560 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on Mar. 21, 2007, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to connecting wires to a socket, and more particularly to a socket with integrated insulation displacement terminals for a plurality of wires to be introduced therein.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 show a commonly used communication socket, which includes a socket base 10, a terminal pusher 11, and two pressing covers 12. The socket base 10 has two rows of inserted slot 13 on one side, and each inserted slot 13 is equipped with a insulation displacement terminal 14 (IDC terminals) disposed therein. The terminal pusher 11 has a plurality of clamping slots 15 on one side. The terminal pusher 11 has a through hole 16 an...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The advantage of the present invention lies in that, the two first pressing portions of the first pressing element are able to press all the wires to be introduced in the IDC terminals at the same time, and effectively prevents the wires from being stripped off during the wiring process, so as to improve the assembling efficiency of the signal communication socket.

[0012]Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.

[0013]The descriptions of the above summary of the present invention and the following detailed description of the present invention are intended to demonstrate and explain the principles of the present invention, and to provide a further explanation of the claims of the present invention.

Problems solved by technology

Once a part of signal wires 20 are stripped off, the wires 20 should be re-arranged, which is inconvenient in operation and further affects the working efficiency of the wiring operation.

However, although each jaw has two end branches as mentioned in U.S. Pat. No. 5,957,720, each jaw only has one end branch directly aligned with the IDC terminals, and thus, one jaw can only exert force on one row of IDC terminals.

This situation is similar to the above examples, which causes force exerted to the IDC terminals to be non-uniform, so as to cause inconveniences in the operation.

Moreover, the jaw mentioned in U.S. Pat. No. 5,957,720 lacks of the function of fixing the stranded wires, such that the wires are easily stripped off from the IDC terminals once the stranded wires are dragged, and the wires stranded into a cable is vertical to the socket base, so as to increase the additional space for allocating the socket base, which thus is not suitable for being used in the server host that occupies a small space.

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